In a general sense, presiding officer is

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ous with

chairperson The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a Board of directors, board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by ...

Politics

Llywydd of the Senedd The (), or Presiding Officer in English, is the speaker of the Senedd in Wales, elected by members of the Senedd to chair their meetings (plenary sessions); to maintain order; and to protect the rights of Members. The also heads the Corpo ...

, Presiding Officer of the Welsh Parliament *

Presiding Officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly The speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly () (originally having the title of Presiding Officer) is the presiding officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly, elected on a cross-community vote by the Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. A ...

Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament The presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament (, ) is the presiding officer and speaker of the Scottish Parliament. The office of presiding officer was established by the Scotland Act 1998, and the elected presiding officer is a member of t ...

, the speaker of the Scottish Parliament *

Presiding Officer of the United States Senate The presiding officer of the United States Senate is the person who presides over the United States Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices, and precede ...

, the person who presides over the United States Senate * Returning officer, a person responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies *

List of current presidents of assembly This is a list of current presiding officers of the legislative assembly, legislative assemblies of List of sovereign states, sovereign and unrecognized states, autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories, sui generis entities, and inte ...

Military

* Presiding Officer (ARB), is the officer in charge of one of the Administrative Review Boards run by the United States Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants, at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba * Presiding Officer (Guantanamo Military Commissions), the U.S. officer acting in a judge-like role for Guantanamo Military Commissions

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